Urgent Research for Sumatra earthquake and the Indian Ocean Tsunami

JCG will join the observation of crustal movement around epicenter.

Tsunami observed at the Syowa Station in Antarctica

At Syowa Station in Antarctica 8,900 km away from the seismic source, JCG observed the tsunami, which crossed the Southern Ocean for about 12 hours.
("Indian Ocean Tunami" at the Syowa Station in Antarctic)
December.26.2004 http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/KANKYO/KAIYO/KOUHOU/iotunami/iotunami_eng.html
March.29.2005 http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/KANKYO/KAIYO/KOUHOU/iotunami/iotunami_eng2.html
Information of the Syowa Station

Simulation of the Tsunami

Tsunami simulation enables to show estimated wave heights, current speed, and time of arrival of tsunami.
http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/KAIYO/tsunami-E/index.html

Importance of Bathymetry data for minimizing tsunami disaster

JCG appealed to the United Nation's World Conference on Disaster Reduction (Japanese Web site)that to make the tsunami simulation reliable, detailed and precise bathymetric data are crucial.
proposed documents.      Tsunami Simulation Map

Information on damages in Asian countries (Photo)

Information from Indian Hydrographic Department and Sri Lankan National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency.
India      SRI LANKA